Improvement in transferring the natural grain of wood



'1. R. CROSS.

Improvement in Transferrihg the Natural Grain of Wood.

UNITED STATES PATENT CFEIgE. y

JOHN R. CROSS, OF MORRISANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND ANDREW J.

. BASTINE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN TRANSFERRING THE NATURAL GRAIN OF WOOD.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 128,468, dated July 2, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN R. CROSS, of Morrisania, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Transferring the Natural Grain of Wood; and that thefollowing is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in transferring the natural grain congurations of wood for ornamental purposes. The invention consists in receiving impressions of the natural grain-marks upon an elastic roller, and by such roller transferring said impressions on any desirable surface. Y

In the accompanying sheet of drawing, Figure 1 represents a board, Fig. 2 a grained surface, and Fig. 3 a roller.

Similarletters of reference indicatelike parts in the several gures.

A represents a board of any kind of Wood, having clearly-defined grain-marks. The surface of this board is charged with any desirable color. The surplus color wiped off, but leaving the grain-marks filled, the surface of the wood thus prepared is passed over with a roller, B, made of a composition of glue and molasses, but a little more lexi ble than the ordinary inking-rollers of printing-presses. The

surface of this roll, being smooth and elastic, when pressed over the grained surface enters into the grain, taking out the color with which they had been lled, which readily adheres to the surface of the roller without spreading. The roller thus impressed, and while the color is wet, may be passed over any object C it is desired to ornament VWith graining. Or, instead of applying the roller directly to the surface it is desired to ornament, the grain impressions may be imparted by means of the roller lirst to transfer-paper, and by means of such paper the grain-marks may be transferred to any other surface.

It is obvious that the roller B may be either passed over the surface of the wood by hand, or the roller maybe aflixed in a frame in such manner as to register, or may be used in any desirable way, with or without additional niachinery. I therefore do not limit myself to using such roller by hand alone; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The process of transferring the natural grainmarks of wood by means of an elastic roller, as and in the manner hereinbefore shown and described.

JOHN R. CROSS. Witnesses: H. L. WATTENBERG, G. M. PLYMPTON. 

